Best High Schools in Washington

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 437)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
530354003793	161	Maritime High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	615 S 200th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	Yes	No	No	(206) 631-6703	83	7	11.7	32.5%	38 (45.8%)	2 (2.4%)	17 (20.5%)	4 (4.8%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)	$6,950			$1,237			$5,713	58.3	52.9	197	36
530267000395	162	Everett High School	Public	9-12	2416 Colby Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4400	1,606	81	19.7	57.0%	777 (48.4%)	72 (4.5%)	434 (27.0%)	98 (6.1%)	20 (1.2%)	54 (3.4%)	121 (7.5%)	$18,817			$1,624			$17,193	58.2	49.5	212	50
530111000191	163	Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	821 S Sullivan Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5100	1,376	75	18.2	42.4%	1,098 (79.8%)	42 (3.1%)	60 (4.4%)	45 (3.3%)	12 (0.9%)	29 (2.1%)	82 (6.0%)	$14,521			$778			$13,743	58.2	61.4	151	12
530111000204	164	University High School	Public	9-12	12420 E 32nd Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6040	1,445	80	18	45.7%	1,221 (84.5%)	48 (3.3%)	47 (3.3%)	21 (1.5%)	12 (0.8%)	14 (1.0%)	77 (5.3%)	$16,028			$934			$15,095	58	58.8	168	4
530684002791	165	Ocean	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 San Juan Ave.	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 379-4251	123	7	17.5	56.1%	91 (74.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (13.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	8 (6.5%)	$11,985			$1,563			$10,422	57.9	67.4	119	46
530972001654	166	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	9800 Zier Rd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 972-5900	1,527	66	23.2	46.7%	832 (54.5%)	9 (0.6%)	559 (36.6%)	63 (4.1%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.0%)	$13,284			$282			$13,002	57.9	62.6	147	19
530462003022	167	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	407	11	37.3	6.1%	345 (84.8%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,379			$971			$9,409	57.9	47.6	227	60
530396003797	168	Kent Laboratory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	10515 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-7488	344	24	14.2	43.9%	96 (27.9%)	57 (16.6%)	55 (16.0%)	86 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	40 (11.6%)	$23,616			$879			$22,737	57.7	48.1	224	56
530552000831	169	Naselle-Grays River Valley Junior Senior High Schools	Public	6-12	793 Sr 4	Naselle	98638	Pacific County	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 484-7121	191	11	16.6	52.9%	144 (75.4%)	5 (2.6%)	19 (9.9%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$17,979			$2,183			$15,796	57.6	53.7	189	20
530396001840	170	Kentwood High School	Public	9-12	25800 164th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7680	1,733	79	21.8	48.7%	547 (31.6%)	173 (10.0%)	352 (20.3%)	467 (26.9%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.8%)	155 (8.9%)	$15,259			$506			$14,753	57.5	55.3	179	9

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, WCAS Science test scores released by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.